160D-801. Authority. A local government may by ordinance regulate the subdivision of land within its planning and development regulation jurisdiction. In addition to final plat approval, the regulation may include provisions for review and approval of sketch plans and preliminary plats. The regulation may provide for different review procedures for different classes of subdivisions. Decisions […]
160D-802. Applicability. (a) For the purpose of this Article, subdivision regulations shall be applicable to all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions when any one or more of those divisions is created for the purpose of sale or building development, whether immediate or […]
160D-803. Review process, filing, and recording of subdivision plats. (a) Any subdivision regulation adopted pursuant to this Article shall contain provisions setting forth the procedures and standards to be followed in granting or denying approval of a subdivision plat prior to its registration. (b) A subdivision regulation shall provide that the following agencies be given […]
160D-804. Contents and requirements of regulation. (a) Purposes. – A subdivision regulation may provide for the orderly growth and development of the local government; for the coordination of transportation networks and utilities within proposed subdivisions with existing or planned streets and highways and with other public facilities; and for the distribution of population and traffic […]
160D-804.1. Performance guarantees. To assure compliance with G.S. 160D-804 and other development regulation requirements, a subdivision regulation may provide for performance guarantees to assure successful completion of required improvements. For purposes of this section, all of the following apply with respect to performance guarantees: (1) Type. – The type of performance guarantee shall be at […]
160D-805. Notice of new subdivision fees and fee increases; public comment period. (a) A local government shall provide notice to interested parties of the imposition of or increase in fees or charges applicable solely to the construction of development subject to this Article at least seven days prior to the first meeting where the imposition […]
160D-806. Effect of plat approval on dedications. The approval of a plat shall not be deemed to constitute the acceptance by the local government or public of the dedication of any street or other ground, public utility line, or other public facility shown on the plat. However, any governing board may by resolution accept any […]
160D-807. Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions. (a) If a local government adopts a subdivision regulation, any person who, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within the planning and development regulation jurisdiction of that local government, thereafter subdivides the land in violation of the regulation or transfers or […]
160D-808. Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats. Appeals of subdivision decisions may be made pursuant to G.S. 160D-1403. (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
